Donald Posted January 15, 2021 Author Report Share Posted January 15, 2021 4 hours ago, exwafoo said: I wouldn't want to meet them on a dark night tho'. 😁 A motley crew for sure. I made 'em a bit shaggy so I could try and get a sensation of motion. The close up photo looks horrible as always, hoping from a distance it looks more like sunglasses than bug eyes. Bernard Kelly, James w rogers and John Zuch 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Donald Posted January 20, 2021 Author Report Share Posted January 20, 2021 Worked the "sea" a bit. Onni, James w rogers, John Zuch and 2 others 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moab Posted January 20, 2021 Report Share Posted January 20, 2021 Looking good...Moab Donald 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DSiemens Posted January 22, 2021 Report Share Posted January 22, 2021 This is looking fun and really coming together. Great job. Donald 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Donald Posted January 27, 2021 Author Report Share Posted January 27, 2021 So I ran into a bit of trouble. I mixed a two part epoxy to go into the bottle as a base for my "sea". I'm not sure where I went wrong but it wasn't getting hard, so I put a bit more of the hardener in and swirled it with a stick. It helped some but as you can see there is still a little fluid on the top of what has hardened. In doing all this, it rose the sea level to high tide and messed up my plans a bit. The way I originally had the cats oriented, when flying a hull it would hit the roof of the bottle. So, I have been experimenting with a different orientation so now when the cats are flying a hull, the mast top will be tipped over lengthwise into the bottle instead of sideways. Hope that made sense. I buried a couple of "pegs" for each cat hull in the acrylic so when slid on, they assume the correct posture. True to form, I typically do things 3 or 4 times before it is acceptable. It's working out well in my mind at this point, so hopefully that translates to minimal issues on bottle day. exwafoo, Onni, John Zuch and 3 others 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moab Posted January 27, 2021 Report Share Posted January 27, 2021 It’s going to look great. Can’t wait to see how they look in the bottle...Moab Donald 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Donald Posted February 3, 2021 Author Report Share Posted February 3, 2021 Trying to figure out the best rigging options for getting it in the bottle. I am soon going to try and put the "sea" in the bottle and glue it to the base. ...fingers crossed. Moab, James w rogers, Onni and 3 others 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Donald Posted February 12, 2021 Author Report Share Posted February 12, 2021 I completely ruined my original bottle by messing around trying to save it from angry epoxy seas. I got goo on the inside and slop for a base so... I got a new bottle. This time instead of epoxy, I rolled up some plastalina in the shape of my "sea base", slid it in and unrolled it. It was a bit hard to unroll so I put it on a heating pad for a while and that helped. Once I had the Plastalina clay tamped down, I rolled up the "sea base" and slid it in. Once in the bottle I flipped the "sea base" over, put some glue on it then flipped it on top of the Plastalina clay. I pushed down on the "sea base" into the clay as best I could. Then I held the bottle over the gas burner on my stove for a minute to soften the clay and accept the "sea base". I put a little white silicon on the bottom of my starting buoy and placed it in the far end of the bottle. I started a dry practice run to put the catamarans in the bottle and I broke a peg that goes from the trampoline deck into the hull. I've glued that up, but I have used up my daily supply of patience. Tomorrow looms hopeful. exwafoo, Moab, John Zuch and 5 others 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moab Posted February 12, 2021 Report Share Posted February 12, 2021 Wow! The sea looks great! The ‘cats” will look great....Moab Donald 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Donald Posted February 14, 2021 Author Report Share Posted February 14, 2021 Houston, ...we have a problem. It did not go as expected and I have pulled the one I tried to rig up, back out. I have only minor damage and I think I have figured out a better way to get them in there. Stay tuned, it has only strengthened my resolve to get them in there. exwafoo, Bernard Kelly and Moab 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moab Posted February 15, 2021 Report Share Posted February 15, 2021 Hang in there...Moab Donald 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Donald Posted February 20, 2021 Author Report Share Posted February 20, 2021 (edited) Boy just when you think you know something... I spent all day today and managed to get the first of the two catamarans in the bottle. I had to use a small roll of putty to squish the hulls into to keep them straight. Edited February 20, 2021 by Donald James w rogers, Moab, John Zuch and 4 others 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Onni Posted February 20, 2021 Report Share Posted February 20, 2021 Worth the effort you've put into it,looks great. Donald, Bernard Kelly and Moab 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Donald Posted February 20, 2021 Author Report Share Posted February 20, 2021 1 hour ago, Onni said: Worth the effort you've put into it,looks great. Thanks Onni. Hopefully the second one goes in a bit easier than the first. I think it will as I leaned a couple of what "not" to do things on the first. I am a little upset at myself for somehow aligning the seam of the bottle in the worst place possible. ...rookie Moab 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moab Posted February 20, 2021 Report Share Posted February 20, 2021 Donald....it looks great. It always amazes me how difficult it is doing something that to others may look easy. Thanx for pushing ahead to make this work so well!!...Moab Donald 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Donald Posted February 22, 2021 Author Report Share Posted February 22, 2021 Well this is proving difficult. This rascal has been in and out of the bottle 4 times! This morning I thought I had it, until this sailor jumped over board and I hopelessly tangled every line around trying to get him back on board. I'm just going to take a deep breath, count to 10 and figure it out. exwafoo, Moab, Bernard Kelly and 2 others 4 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moab Posted February 22, 2021 Report Share Posted February 22, 2021 Sometimes it’s just good to walk away for awhile. Very frustrating. That sailor should go to Captain’s Mast...Moab Onni and Bernard Kelly 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Donald Posted February 23, 2021 Author Report Share Posted February 23, 2021 22 hours ago, Moab said: Sometimes it’s just good to walk away for awhile. Very frustrating. That sailor should go to Captain’s Mast...Moab True, this one has tried my patience for sure. You must have some Navy background? Most don't know what Captain's Mast is... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Donald Posted February 23, 2021 Author Report Share Posted February 23, 2021 Yay!! Finally, got 'er in there and sailing along. I plan on carving a stand for it that is a sea turtle, upside down with the bottle resting on it's belly. I "turned turtle the first time I ever sailed one of these. I was by myself, had no clue what I was doing (left the main sheet cleated), and it turned into an 8 hour nightmare of lessons learned. Thus the "turned turtle" stand idea. IgorSky, Onni, James w rogers and 4 others 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moab Posted February 23, 2021 Report Share Posted February 23, 2021 CONGRATULATIONS! Looks like a wild ride! (p.s. Yep! Several years in Uncle Sam's Navy and several times at Captain's Mast representing a sailor...Moab) Donald 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Donald Posted February 23, 2021 Author Report Share Posted February 23, 2021 1 hour ago, Moab said: CONGRATULATIONS! Looks like a wild ride! (p.s. Yep! Several years in Uncle Sam's Navy and several times at Captain's Mast representing a sailor...Moab) Thanks Moab. You probably represented my brother. He was based out of Norfolk and several times represented youthful ignorance. Eventually he retired from the Navy so apparently that Captain's Mast stuff is rather effective. Moab 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
exwafoo Posted February 24, 2021 Report Share Posted February 24, 2021 Nice Alan Moab and Donald 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DSiemens Posted March 14, 2021 Report Share Posted March 14, 2021 Great job. You've captured what makes catamaran races so exciting. Hulls up, sails full of wind and the sailors hanging off the edge. Its fun to see. Great work! Donald 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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